Monthly Music Post: June
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crankyoldmanSo this month's theme, since it's June and it makes me think of wandering the theme is epic travel: go on and get lost.
1. Snow Patrol - Make This Go On Forever
I love the sound of this song a lot. It's a very WHOLE sound in the chorus parts, and I generally like lyrics like this. I'm kind of picky with my Snow Patrol songs; some annoy me, actually. This is one of those that doesn't, though. I figured it'd be a great way to kick this off.
2. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Paintings and Journeys
Everyone could use a little soul influence. This is a biking song for me; downhill is at a speed like this. Quantic displays what I like about soul, jazz, and early hip-hop. Instrumental showmanship. No lyrics, but it doesn't need any; it's just a nice song that gets you moving.
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nature Boy
Nick Cave's lyrics are some of my favorite ones. They're often cheeky, ironic, twisted. He's obviously a poet, only they could get away with half of the phrases he pulls. His voice is one of those that you have to get used to; some people hate it. I personally love gravelly and almost out of tune male singers, but that's me. The instrumentation is really... epic. I love the piano especially.
4. Rob Dougan - I'm Not Driving Anymore (instrumental)
If anyone can do epic music, it's Rob D. I like to think of his music as dirty orchestral; positively gorgeous strings with some gritty beat and bass. Most people's exposure to Rob is mainly through his work in the Matrix movies; basically all the awesomest scenes in the first two movies had his music backing it ("Clubbed to Death" was used during the crowd and woman in the red dress sequence, Chateau was used during the fight scene in the French Guy's place). I used the instrumental version to further show how this man does chord progression.
5. September 67 - Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (live)
So this is from a Lilith Fair CD I have, which is actually kind of awesome. This song used to get stuck in my head while running (ha ha) so it always makes me think of traveling. I've heard the studio version, it's way better live. Just a couple chicks with guitars singing, with a little drum in the back; but it's basically awesome folksy music with a bit of an edge. No slow trombone, no notes to yourself is probably one of those lines that will always be stuck in my head, as it's strangely emotional.
6. Sarah Brightman - Arabian Nights
Out of all the soprano singer ladies, Sarah's my current favorite. The original Christine from The Phantom of the Opera (the part was actually written for her voice), I really like how she branched out from opera into this nifty new age-ish stuff. Harem is probably my favorite CD of hers, and I don't own in completely, but I'm a sucker for well used Eastern instruments and chants. I put this song in because you need exotic sounding music for your traveling. While I may not have traveled much outside of the US, I can at least imagine it well with certain music.
7. Afro Celt Sound System - Shadowman
I happened to get Further In Time from someone, and Afro Celts are like Peter Gabriel's world music phase on acid. They're called Afro Celt for a reason; it's African drums and Celtic flutes and strings. Which is awesome, pretty much. This song is actually on my wakeup list, because really, I cannot sit still listening to it. I have to get up, get going.
8. Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker
So I basically grew up on ELO, which is why I like synthesizers and theatrics so much. While I've never seen a show because they're from my parents' era, I have a feeling I would probably just die of joy. Like a lot of music from the 70s, it's very FULL. Another biking song too.
9. Chris J. Emanuel - The Pain of Mediocrity (World Report Mix)
HEY CHRIS. START MAKING MUSIC AGAIN PLEASE. So when I was a wee Freshman in college there was a site called ampcast.com that I basically was addicted to. It was full of all sorts of indie techno and I still hadn't figured out the downloading thing, and they streamed music, which was basically its saving grace. I stumbled on Chris by accident; I hit one of those random buttons and he popped out. Now, not all (read: a lot) of the music was good, so I was really pleasantly suprised to come upon him. In fact, I basically had this on repeat for a week. This is everything I love about techno and classical in ONE SONG. Which is basically love. I only wish he were still in music; I WAS GOING TO BUY YOUR CD CHRIS, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD.
10. Girls Under Glass - (Another) One Of These Days
So I came across this song because I got an FST for the movie The Prestige which was basically all sorts of ambient awesome. I love how layered this song is, and how it builds up. I love the hard and the soft and crazy voice parts. It gets stuck in my head a lot, too.
11. Vanessa-Mae - Classical Gas
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a huge Vanessa-Mae fan; she helped me transition out of my classical only phase into other types of music. And she really is an awesome violinist. And hot. As you can tell, you mix a couple music types together and make it sound good and I'll pretty much love you forever. And yes, I like rockabilly even. MUSIC IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIMENTED WITH. Listening to her The Violin Player CD constantly for the entirety of my tweens basically sealed my fate as a complete dork.
12. Audrey Hepburn - Moon River
Yes. I have this song. I love this song. I love Audrey. Awesome way to end a mix.
1. Snow Patrol - Make This Go On Forever
I love the sound of this song a lot. It's a very WHOLE sound in the chorus parts, and I generally like lyrics like this. I'm kind of picky with my Snow Patrol songs; some annoy me, actually. This is one of those that doesn't, though. I figured it'd be a great way to kick this off.
2. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Paintings and Journeys
Everyone could use a little soul influence. This is a biking song for me; downhill is at a speed like this. Quantic displays what I like about soul, jazz, and early hip-hop. Instrumental showmanship. No lyrics, but it doesn't need any; it's just a nice song that gets you moving.
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nature Boy
Nick Cave's lyrics are some of my favorite ones. They're often cheeky, ironic, twisted. He's obviously a poet, only they could get away with half of the phrases he pulls. His voice is one of those that you have to get used to; some people hate it. I personally love gravelly and almost out of tune male singers, but that's me. The instrumentation is really... epic. I love the piano especially.
4. Rob Dougan - I'm Not Driving Anymore (instrumental)
If anyone can do epic music, it's Rob D. I like to think of his music as dirty orchestral; positively gorgeous strings with some gritty beat and bass. Most people's exposure to Rob is mainly through his work in the Matrix movies; basically all the awesomest scenes in the first two movies had his music backing it ("Clubbed to Death" was used during the crowd and woman in the red dress sequence, Chateau was used during the fight scene in the French Guy's place). I used the instrumental version to further show how this man does chord progression.
5. September 67 - Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (live)
So this is from a Lilith Fair CD I have, which is actually kind of awesome. This song used to get stuck in my head while running (ha ha) so it always makes me think of traveling. I've heard the studio version, it's way better live. Just a couple chicks with guitars singing, with a little drum in the back; but it's basically awesome folksy music with a bit of an edge. No slow trombone, no notes to yourself is probably one of those lines that will always be stuck in my head, as it's strangely emotional.
6. Sarah Brightman - Arabian Nights
Out of all the soprano singer ladies, Sarah's my current favorite. The original Christine from The Phantom of the Opera (the part was actually written for her voice), I really like how she branched out from opera into this nifty new age-ish stuff. Harem is probably my favorite CD of hers, and I don't own in completely, but I'm a sucker for well used Eastern instruments and chants. I put this song in because you need exotic sounding music for your traveling. While I may not have traveled much outside of the US, I can at least imagine it well with certain music.
7. Afro Celt Sound System - Shadowman
I happened to get Further In Time from someone, and Afro Celts are like Peter Gabriel's world music phase on acid. They're called Afro Celt for a reason; it's African drums and Celtic flutes and strings. Which is awesome, pretty much. This song is actually on my wakeup list, because really, I cannot sit still listening to it. I have to get up, get going.
8. Electric Light Orchestra - Daybreaker
So I basically grew up on ELO, which is why I like synthesizers and theatrics so much. While I've never seen a show because they're from my parents' era, I have a feeling I would probably just die of joy. Like a lot of music from the 70s, it's very FULL. Another biking song too.
9. Chris J. Emanuel - The Pain of Mediocrity (World Report Mix)
HEY CHRIS. START MAKING MUSIC AGAIN PLEASE. So when I was a wee Freshman in college there was a site called ampcast.com that I basically was addicted to. It was full of all sorts of indie techno and I still hadn't figured out the downloading thing, and they streamed music, which was basically its saving grace. I stumbled on Chris by accident; I hit one of those random buttons and he popped out. Now, not all (read: a lot) of the music was good, so I was really pleasantly suprised to come upon him. In fact, I basically had this on repeat for a week. This is everything I love about techno and classical in ONE SONG. Which is basically love. I only wish he were still in music; I WAS GOING TO BUY YOUR CD CHRIS, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD.
10. Girls Under Glass - (Another) One Of These Days
So I came across this song because I got an FST for the movie The Prestige which was basically all sorts of ambient awesome. I love how layered this song is, and how it builds up. I love the hard and the soft and crazy voice parts. It gets stuck in my head a lot, too.
11. Vanessa-Mae - Classical Gas
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a huge Vanessa-Mae fan; she helped me transition out of my classical only phase into other types of music. And she really is an awesome violinist. And hot. As you can tell, you mix a couple music types together and make it sound good and I'll pretty much love you forever. And yes, I like rockabilly even. MUSIC IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIMENTED WITH. Listening to her The Violin Player CD constantly for the entirety of my tweens basically sealed my fate as a complete dork.
12. Audrey Hepburn - Moon River
Yes. I have this song. I love this song. I love Audrey. Awesome way to end a mix.
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Date: 2008-05-28 08:22 pm (UTC)